# Simple Notepad

> Simple Notepad is a simple notepad application.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.routine\_work.notepad](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.routine_work.notepad)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.routine_work.notepad`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** sa-y
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 63,075
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (314 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-12
- **First published:** 2012-09-15
- **Publisher country:** JP
- **Size:** 2.61 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.routine_work.notepad)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sa-y/android\_notepad](https://github.com/sa-y/android_notepad)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/sa-y/android\_notepad/wiki/PrivacyPolicy](https://github.com/sa-y/android_notepad/wiki/PrivacyPolicy)

## Description

**Simple Notepad** is a lightweight, lightning-fast Android note-taking app for reading, writing, and searching notes. Create new notes from templates and add shortcuts to access important notes quickly.

Designed for simplicity, the app supports hardware keyboard operation, has no advertisements, and uses minimal storage. Simple Notepad is also open source on [GitHub](https://github.com/sa-y/android_notepad).

## Rankings

- #271,488 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `org.routine_work.notepad.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Simple Notepad is praised for its simplicity, ease of use, and lightweight nature, making it ideal for quick note-taking and managing short texts including Twitter drafts. However, multiple users highlight missing features like cloud backup, folder organization, and convenient editing capabilities such as undo and direct editing. The app also struggles with large documents. Overall, it is favored for basic note tasks but lacks advanced functionality desired by many users.

### Pros

- Simple Notepad is very easy to use with a clean and simple interface.
- The app is lightweight and uses minimal device resources.
- It is effective for quickly creating and managing short notes or Twitter drafts.
- The app handles text well, including recognizing URLs and hashtags as links.
- Users appreciate the minimalistic design without unnecessary complications.

### Cons

- No option for cloud backup or synchronization with services like Google Drive, which limits note security and availability.
- Lack of organizational features such as folders to categorize notes.
- Users must enter edit mode manually to modify or copy text, which some find inconvenient.
- No undo functionality during note editing, leading to risks of permanent text loss.
- Inability to handle very large documents without crashing.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.routine_work.notepad)